Yemen News

Shi'ite protesters demonstrate to demand that Yemen's National Security Agency be disbanded in Sanaa June 16, 2013.

Several people were killed and wounded in Yemen's northern Saada town on Wednesday when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up in a busy market, a defence ministry statement said.

Several people were killed and wounded in the northern Yemen town of Saada on Wednesday when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike blew himself up in a busy market, a defense ministry statement said.

Yemeni security officials say thousands have protested in the capital against "excesses" by security forces, calling for the overthrow of the president and national security apparatus.

Relatives of Yemeni detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison shout slogans during a protest to demand the release of the detainees, outside the U.S. embassy in Sanaa June 17, 2013.

We don't want to kick you out of SA because this is your home too. But we want your co-operation in helping to address the issues of the past, says Esethu Hasane .

Yemeni and American rights protesters have staged a demonstration in front of U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, demanding release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainees.

Children ride on donkeys after filling jerry cans with water on the road between Sanaa and Hodeidah, May 16, 2013.

If you don't know what qat is, let me give you a brief introduction. Qat is the son of plants, he's lettuce's cousin, and spinaches' wicked brother! Qat is the green leaf that is chewed and stored in your left cheek if you are a pro, in your right cheek if you are a beginner, and in both sides if you are a dinosaur.

On May 30, Army Brig. Gen. Kimberly Field announced the formation of a new "rapid response force" to be established at Camp Lemonnier in the East African nation of Djibouti.

WAM SANAA, June 16th, 2013 -- Dr. Jassim Al Mannai, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Arab Monetary Fund has started a visit to the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, along with his accompanying delegation.

A Dutch couple working in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa has been kidnapped, an interior ministry official told Xinhua on Saturday.

Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.

The stretch of Steinway Street between 28th Avenue and Astoria Boulevard in Astoria, Queens, known locally as Little Egypt , offers delicious Middle Eastern cuisine , unique hookah cafes and an unforgettable pastry shop.

The Guantanamo war crimes tribunal ended a pretrial hearing for a prisoner accused of directing the deadly bombing of a U.S. warship with a closed 78-minute session on Friday that excluded the defendant.

Thousands of Yemenis have demonstrated in the capital Sanaa to protest against the killings of fellow Shias at the hands of security forces, calling for the overthrow of the president and national security apparatus.

Houses are seen in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, May 30. Local tribesmen who feel ignored by Yemen's central government frequently attack power lines and plunge Sanaa and other cities into 20-plus-hour blackouts.

Protesters shout slogans denouncing air strikes by U.S. drones during a demonstration outside the house of Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Sanaa, on Jan. 28, 2013.

Yemeni security officials say thousands have protested in the capital against "excesses" by security forces, calling for the overthrow of the president and national security apparatus.

Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street.